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> [“Whenever I listen to an artist or an art historian I'm struck by how much they see and how much they know --and how much I don't. Good art writing should therefore do at least two things. It should teach…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-knowlton-zinsser/whenever-i-listen-to-an-artist-or-an-art-historian-i-m-struck-by-how/)

[William Knowlton Zinsser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-knowlton-zinsser/)

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## More by William Knowlton Zinsser

> [“Thinking clearly is a conscious act that writers must force on themselves,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-knowlton-zinsser/thinking-clearly-is-a-conscious-act-that-writers-must-force-on/)

[William Knowlton Zinsser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-knowlton-zinsser/)

> [“Probably no subject is too hard if people take the trouble to think and write and read clearly.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-knowlton-zinsser/probably-no-subject-is-too-hard-if-people-take-the-trouble-to-think/)

[William Knowlton Zinsser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-knowlton-zinsser/)

> [“There are many good reasons for writing that have nothing to do with being published. Writing is a powerful search mechanism, and one of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-knowlton-zinsser/there-are-many-good-reasons-for-writing-that-have-nothing-to-do-with/)

[William Knowlton Zinsser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-knowlton-zinsser/)

> [“Be grateful for everything you can throw away. Reexamine each sentence you put on paper. Is”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-knowlton-zinsser/be-grateful-for-everything-you-can-throw-away-reexamine-each-sentence/)

[William Knowlton Zinsser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-knowlton-zinsser/)

> [“As a writer you must keep a tight rein on your subjective self—the traveler touched by new sights and sounds and smells—and keep an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-knowlton-zinsser/as-a-writer-you-must-keep-a-tight-rein-on-your-subjective-self-the/)

[William Knowlton Zinsser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-knowlton-zinsser/)

> [“And yet, on balance, affirmative action has, I think, been a qualified success.” A 13-word sentence with five hedging words. I give it first…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-knowlton-zinsser/and-yet-on-balance-affirmative-action-has-i-think-been-a-qualified/)

[William Knowlton Zinsser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-knowlton-zinsser/)

> [“Don’t fight such a current if it feels right. Trust your material if it’s taking you into terrain you didn’t intend to enter but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-knowlton-zinsser/don-t-fight-such-a-current-if-it-feels-right-trust-your-material-if/)

[William Knowlton Zinsser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-knowlton-zinsser/)

> [“Whenever I listen to an artist or an art historian I'm struck by how much they see and how much they know --and how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-knowlton-zinsser/whenever-i-listen-to-an-artist-or-an-art-historian-i-m-struck-by-how/)

[William Knowlton Zinsser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-knowlton-zinsser/)

> [“Every writing project must be reduced before you start to write.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-knowlton-zinsser/every-writing-project-must-be-reduced-before-you-start-to-write/)

[William Knowlton Zinsser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-knowlton-zinsser/)

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